Blacksmith Lapwing

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	70–80%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	70–80%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	70–80%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	60–70%
7	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	60–70%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
17	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
19	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
20	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
23	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
24	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
25	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
26	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
28	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blacksmith Lapwing in Nairobi National Park?

About 75% of visitor-days record a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 951 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blacksmith Lapwing in Nairobi National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Blacksmith Lapwing in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.